So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore
Sexuality Education (SE) has been formalised within the education system since the year 2000, yet the definitive impact and significance on modern-day populations in Singapore remain minimally explored. This paper examines the enduring impacts of SE on the population of Gen Z women (born in 1997...
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| author | Chong, Shao Ning |
| author2 | Shannon Ang |
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| description | Sexuality Education (SE) has been formalised within the education system since the year 2000, yet the
definitive impact and significance on modern-day populations in Singapore remain minimally
explored. This paper examines the enduring impacts of SE on the population of Gen Z women (born
in 1997 to 2012 (Dimock 2019)) – a generation that is noted to have grown up alongside the rise of
social media and the Internet, through a series of qualitative interviews. We delve into the effects of
informal SE (specifically parental, peer, and digital influence) on Gen Z women in Singapore, in
comparison to what was derived from formal SE in their schooling years. The topics of sexual
knowledge and emotions that were implicitly internalised come into play when examining the impacts
that the formal and informal SE had on these women, what was imprinted on their impressionable
minds, and what was retained almost a decade on. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1757362024-05-12T15:32:31Z So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore Chong, Shao Ning Shannon Ang School of Social Sciences shannon.ang@ntu.edu.sg Social Sciences Sociology Sexuality education Sexuality Education (SE) has been formalised within the education system since the year 2000, yet the definitive impact and significance on modern-day populations in Singapore remain minimally explored. This paper examines the enduring impacts of SE on the population of Gen Z women (born in 1997 to 2012 (Dimock 2019)) – a generation that is noted to have grown up alongside the rise of social media and the Internet, through a series of qualitative interviews. We delve into the effects of informal SE (specifically parental, peer, and digital influence) on Gen Z women in Singapore, in comparison to what was derived from formal SE in their schooling years. The topics of sexual knowledge and emotions that were implicitly internalised come into play when examining the impacts that the formal and informal SE had on these women, what was imprinted on their impressionable minds, and what was retained almost a decade on. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-06T02:10:24Z 2024-05-06T02:10:24Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Chong, S. N. (2024). So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175736 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175736 en SSS/SOC/2023/S1/007 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Sociology Sexuality education Chong, Shao Ning So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore |
| title | So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore |
| title_full | So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore |
| title_short | So much for abstinence: exploring sexuality education and its impacts (or the lack thereof) amongst ‘Gen Z’ women in Singapore |
| title_sort | so much for abstinence exploring sexuality education and its impacts or the lack thereof amongst gen z women in singapore |
| topic | Social Sciences Sociology Sexuality education |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175736 |
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